Question

I am trying to make a small image appear on my screen. I want it to be a small square. With the below code, it shows up as a long flat rectangle. I have attached a picture of what it looks like below.

java code

ImageView q1Image = (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.q1Image);
q1Image.setScaleType(ScaleType.FIT_XY);

xml code

<TableRow
    android:id="@+id/row4"
    android:layout_width="0dip"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_weight="1" >

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/q1Image"
        android:layout_width="10dp"
        android:layout_height="10dp"
        android:layout_weight=".1"
        android:textSize="8sp"
        android:gravity="center_horizontal" />

EDIT
If I make the width and height equal to 50dp each, the image gets bigger but is still a flat looking rectangle.

Answer 1

FIT_XY will stretch your image to fit all yout ImageView.
Use scale type fitCenter to preserve aspect ratio by placing the image in center if your ImageView

q1Image.setScaleType(ScaleType.FIT_CENTER);

Refer to http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/ImageView.ScaleType.html
For other options.